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Vintage | Wine 1988 |
Classification | Médoc - 5ème Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Pauillac |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 1.50 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château Grand Puy Lacoste |
Country | France |
The Château Grand-Puy Lacoste is a french estate in Pauillac in Gironde. The vineyard has 55 hectares of vines. The Château Grand Puy Lacoste is a Fifth Classified Growth in the 1855 Médoc wine classification.
The Château produces a second wine, Lacoste-Borie. It is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and, of course, Merlot grapes.
The best years of the Château Grand-Puy Lacoste are the vintages 1947, 1949 and 1959, 1970 wines, crus classés of 1982 and 1986. Then, the vintages 1990 and 1994 are exceptional.
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Always beautiful, this full-bodied '88 shows terrific fruit character and racy, silky tannins that are wonderfully knit together. Thoroughly satisfying.